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Ontario Human Rights Code

… care and provides the accommodation. A partner who develops arthritis continues to attend births and relies on the second midwife to assist with activities they find challenging. As …

Transcript: Recording Consultations & Transfers of Care in the BIS Infographic

… including early labour prior to active labour.               Examples: GDM, PPROM Labour & Birth: from onset of active labour to approximately 1-hour post-birth.               Examples: 4th degree tear, PPH Postpartum Birthing Parent 4 : approximately 10 hours post-birth to discharge from midwifery care. …

COVID-19

… and Gynaecologists of Canada: COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy OMama: COVID-19 — Pregnancy, birth and the newborn Ministry of Health: Testing and antiviral treatment eligibility  and … College of Midwives of Ontario: COVID-19 FAQs, Professional Practice Advice April 16, 2021:  Home birth during the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF, 768 KB), French:  L'accouchement à la maison … guideline  (PDF, 1.5 MB) Oct 2020: RCOG/RCM Guidance for provision of midwife-led settings and home birth in the evolving COVID-19 pandemic (PDF, 164 KB) Ministry and government updates  Sept …

Spotlight on Black Midwives

… maternal health. Althea started Ancestral Hands to address health disparities facing Black birthing people and to increase awareness of midwifery care in her community. In recognizing … including on the Board of Directors for the Association of Ontario Midwives and the Toronto Birth Centre, as an Assessor at the College of Midwives of Ontario, and as an Emergency Skills … She is not afraid of controversial issues and will speak the truth, always respectfully, to whomever needs to hear it. She is detail oriented-- if you are ever wondering if there is …

AOM Midwifery Awards

… the same services as any other midwifery clients, including continuity of care, out of hospital birth night, prenatal classes, donations of baby items, car seats and access to uninsured … across Canada and globally. As a pre-regulation midwife, inspired by a desire to normalize birth and the postpartum period for new families, Bridget helped usher in a new era of midwifery … an excellent example of a fully integrated maternity system. Midwives care for over 50% of the births at the hospital. Midwives are valued for their knowledge and skills and included in all …

For Ontario midwifery students, COVID-19 imposes new barriers

… was uncertainty. Some of us spent the weekend of March 13-15, 2020 trying to attend as many births as possible, knowing placements would likely be suspended. Others had to prioritize the …

OMC Panel

… development in Jamaica, Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, and South Sudan. Her new course, Black Birthing & Health Equity, launched in January 2024.   It examines African diasporic traditions … care, and challenges learners to develop creative ways of conceiving and recreating healthy birth environments for their family members.  Her scholarship problematizes the health disparities experienced by Black Canadians. She launched the SSHRC-funded Colour of Birth Symposium and Living Art Exhibition February 1-2, 2024 at TMU. …

Position statement on informed choice and neonatal eye prophylaxis

… ophthalmia neonatorum caused by the transmission of gonorrhea and/or chlamydia to the baby at birth. Current practice in Ontario is for the mandatory administration of erythromycin ointment … chlamydia and gonorrhea, the risk of these infections being transmitted to child at the time of birth is very low. Over the course of prenatal care, midwives offer testing and arrange … and Promotion Act . This act requires all health care professionals in Ontario attending a birth to ensure that eye prophylaxis is administered. This law thus requires midwives to …

Midwives Engaging MPPs

… where previously they had been shut out committing to writing letters of support for a rural birth suite to the local hospital and the province The AOM has been able to support these local …

Emergency Skills Workshop (ESW)

… Midwives are required to have specialized skills to deal with emergencies that occur at home and outside of the hospital. The AOM provides the most comprehensive and high-quality, … and for “no shows” will only be considered under exceptional circumstances (not attendance at a birth) and will be subject to a $100 administrative fee.    Do I have to be off call? Midwives …

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